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Our Economic Outlook (June 2019)

Posted by USFC Team on Jul 2, 2019 10:17:01 AM

CONTINUED SLOWING OF US ECONOMIC GROWTH The US economy is growing; however, the pace of growth is slowing. We are clearly shifting to the downside of the business cycle in 2019. The shift in the business cycle is consistent with leading-indicator input and our forecasts. Read More

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Topics: jobs, Texas, India, exports, economy, US, Business, Indian Rupee, GDP, Indian Central Bank, economic growth, China, US dollar, RBI

Where the jobs are: The top mid-skill occupations in North Texas, and what they pay

Posted by USFC Team on May 20, 2019 12:04:04 AM

Health care and computers. Read More

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Topics: jobs, Dallas, North Texas, Health Care, computers, middle skill occupations

Governor Abbott Announces Expansion of Allstate Facility

Posted by USFC Team on Apr 26, 2019 7:11:23 AM

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Governor Greg Abbott today announced that Allstate Insurance Company will be expanding headcount in their facility in Irving, Texas. Founded in 1931, Allstate is one of the largest insurance providers in the United States. The expansion creates 1,300 jobs and $11 million in capital investment. A ... Read More

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Topics: jobs, Texas, Business Friendly, Expansion, North Texas, commercial properties, Irving-Las Colinas, Talent

More than 30 companies considering relocations, expansions in DFW

Posted by USFC Team on Feb 20, 2019 12:37:34 AM

The Dallas area is continuing to draw healthy interest from companies outside North Texas. More than 30 companies from outside area are currently considering a relocation or expansion in the area, according to Darren Grubb, spokesman for the Dallas Regional Chamber. That follows a strong season for ... Read More

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Topics: jobs, Migration, Dallas, Employment, Business, D-FW, Business Friendly, Relocation, Fort Worth, Expansion, North Texas, Companies

Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston are millennial magnets — New York, Los Angeles not so much

Posted by USFC Team on Feb 9, 2019 2:27:55 AM

Dallas-Fort Worth has become a magnet for millennial migration in the years since the Great Recession, according to a new Brookings Institution report, even as efforts to lure the heavily sought demographic intensify. Growing companies — especially tech firms — put a premium on the number of ... Read More

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Topics: jobs, Migration, Texas, Dallas, New York, Employment, Business, D-FW, Business Friendly, Texas Economy, Los Angeles, Houston

H-4 Visa: No Chance at the American Dream?

Posted by USFC Team on Feb 9, 2019 12:39:57 AM

Shikha Dalmia immigrated to the United States when she was 23. This was in 1985 when immigration in the US was at its heyday. Still, it took her and her husband seven years to switch from their student visas; Shikha’s husband switched to an H-1B and she an H-4 spouse visa. Later, they both earned ... Read More

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Topics: jobs, EB-5, Migration, H-1B, Immigration, Visa, Retrogression, H1-B, Green Card, InvestorVisa, GoldenVisa, USVisa, USCIS, United States

$3B company relocating HQ from California to North Texas

Posted by USFC Team on Dec 17, 2018 5:22:47 AM

A global medical technologies company is relocating its corporate headquarters from California to North Texas. The latest in a steady stream of moves from California to Texas, DJO plans to move its operations from San Diego to Lewisville within the first few months of 2019, according to a release. ... Read More

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Topics: jobs, Texas, Dallas, economy, Employment, Growth

Dallas–Fort Worth economy expands at a torrid pace, 55000 new jobs added this year!

Posted by USFC Team on Jun 26, 2018 6:17:28 AM

The Dallas–Fort Worth economy continued to expand at a torrid pace. The May jobs report showed the metro area growing at a 3.7 percent annualized rate in the first five months of the year, adding a total of 55,500 net new jobs. The unemployment rate remained near record lows, and the Dallas and ... Read More

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Topics: jobs, Texas, Dallas, economy, real estate, Employment, housing

D-FW dodges overbuilding thanks to steady flow of new jobs

Posted by USFC Team on Apr 11, 2018 5:01:18 AM

The current real estate cycle is now well past middle age. Analysts are pondering the life expectancy for North Texas' building boom. By now in most building cycles, it's typically time for overbuilding. So far there's no sign of a glut building in Dallas-Fort Worth's development sector. "With D-FW ... Read More

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Topics: jobs, EB-5, real estate, Employment

Wells Fargo economist: ‘No apparent let-up’ for Dallas hiring

Posted by USFC Team on Dec 19, 2016 8:31:54 AM

Dallas skyline photographer in November 2016 from the top of the Residences at the Stoneleigh

The Texas economy added more than 20,000 jobs in November, according to government data released Friday, as the Dallas area continues to drive new hirings in the state. Read More

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Topics: jobs, Dallas, economy